A coroner's inquest in Noveber of 1870 concluded that Mary Geary died of convulsions, “which death might have been prevented by proper medical treatment.” “The notorious” Dr. Evans was held over for grand jury. “In his statement to the Coroner he declared that he never attempted to procure an abortion upon any woman, though he had had hundreds of applicants.
Source:
“Verdict in Abortion Case,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 13, 1870
Source:
“Verdict in Abortion Case,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 13, 1870